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Basketball - NBC SportsSun, 02 Aug 2015 20:49:26 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: bougin89http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/14/report-houston-rockets-to-pursue-carmelo-anthony-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-290009
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:27:06 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-290009It still doesn’t mean it’s smart. Linsanity is over too. That won’t be happening again.
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Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:48:16 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287682Carmelo Anthony is just a taller Allen Iverson. He’ll never blend in with any other players in a particular system. Everything will have to run through him or he just won’t be very interested once the novelty of being a “team guy” wears off after 2 weeks.

He was a losing player in Denver and is one now. A lot of empty #’s is what he’s interested in. He will never sacrifice any of his game to make his team better and more efficient. I don’t understand why teams still think this guy can be a centerpiece of a true contender.

And Bev’s pesky defense is starting to cost the team a lot of points due to fouls and technical. He is almost leading the league in averaging fouls per game. Every foul is potential 2 or 3 points for the opponents, with high percentage (75%+) scoring VS a turnover where it is 50/50 proposition at best it ends in points for the other side.

So really, Bev is costing the team a lot of points going the other way and one of reason that his NET rating is going south, Lin is having better NET rating than Bev when playing with the same starters.

To extrapolate more, Lin has higher winning % as a starter than Bev. But this can be deduced judging by Lin’s critical PG stats which everyone choose to ignore.

So stop with the false narratives. Just admit that

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Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:14:15 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287521Rumors all over the internet ever since Howard and Carmelo Anthony have spoken about Melo’s impending free agency weeks ago. It wont make sense, Melo Bosh all over-the-hill wont fit the young Rockets. If Morey were Kupchak, who like over-the-hill big names, it would be possible.
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Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:50:35 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287517The Knicks already rejected matching that poison pill deal the Rockets gave to Lin once!! Why would they take two poison pill deals now, for both Asik and Lin??? And Asik is supposed to be better then Tyson Chandler?? I don’t think so. Poison pill contracts for two back ups??? And you give up your best player?? interesting.
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Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:12:13 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287449If Melo opts out, all bets are off.

Forget the teams that have the cap space to sign him. I’m sure a few teams would drive away a few 1sts to get the cap space for him. There are teams (like Philly) that would love to eat a year or two of salary for 2 firsts.

Lets just say, for example, the Suns think they can get Melo as a FA (they most likely can’t, but lets say they can), and they are willing to give the sixers their 2 middle 1st round picks to eat 20 mil in their worst salary, so they can go after Melo. Sixers would be willing to do that, and from that teams point of view, they gave up 2 1st and salary for Melo, not a bad deal.

Not sure what 1st round assets those teams have to give up over the this year and next (surely what the Sixers would be looking for, or any other team in that position), or how much that boat load of 2’s the sixers have could sweeten the deal. But this is a scenario I think will be very likely if Melo opts out. I think the list of teams that think they can bring him in will go from 2-3 to 7-8.

I’m sure they’d have to have a deal in place with Melo before making that trade, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility, considering teams like the sixers, lakers (who would never do it) and a few other could afford to absorb a lot of salary to help someone else chase Melo

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Sat, 15 Mar 2014 02:27:01 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287421The team has not helped Melo. Management and injuries are the main reason the Knicks are where they are compared to last season. If management was smart they’d surround Melo with defensive minded starters some of which who can put up decent numbers!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 21:55:42 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287341You can only send out 3mil. per year per team.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:48:43 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287309Great idea. I doubt Melo would go to Houston but you can’t blame them for trying – as long as they don’t pull a Cuban to try to get him and fail.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:00:58 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287274So far….Joakim Noah, Derick Rose & Daryl Morey seem to like him quite a bit.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:38:43 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287265It won’t be that difficult to move Lin or Asik, just not to the Knicks. For instance, the 76ers would love to get Asik to mentor young Noel for a year, but only if they send us a draft pick to sweeten the deal. If you want to get rid of salary, there are teams that will be able to take it on. For a price, of course.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:03:43 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287246Teams on the other end of a sign and trade can ask for a lot- but in reality can’t get much because of their lack of leverage. If it comes down to it that Melo wants Houston- the Knicks can let him walk (like the Lakers did with Howard) thereby denying him his chance at extra money. Or they can take whatever they can get in a sign and trade. Asik and Lin and a few picks would be a pretty decent haul (Cavs and Raps didn’t get much but a few pciks when LBJ and Bosh decided to head to Miami)..
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:30:55 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287223What? LBJ and Wade have turned Bosh in to a jump shooter, but you want Bosh to be a jump shooter playing next to Howard? It’s not like Bosh will get a lot of post up opportunities on Houston with that offense.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:04:38 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287214I think it would make for a good foundation for a team too, but teams like the Heat, Pacers, Spurs and OKC aren’t going to go away quietly.
Plus those other teams have good-to-great benches, coaches and team chemistry, whereas the Rockets would have question marks in those areas (McHale seems like a pretty good coach but we’ll have to see how he does in the playoffs to know for sure).
Even Kobe and Shaq didn’t win it all right away, and those were two top-15 players of all time playing together in their primes.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:29:28 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287184Unless the NBA makes a rule change and starts playing with 2 basketballs…
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:25:16 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287183The Rockets are a team on the rise. Why would Houston want to pursue a ball hogging, self centered smuck that nobody likes. The Rockets would be moving backwards!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:04:55 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287170Because Melo will position his #2 preference as a team with cap space to sign him outright. Since the Knicks will be over the cap even without Melo, getting useful players for a year (i.e. not messing up their long-term cap situation) is probably preferable to nothing, unless they want to save money and try to bottom out next year (unlikely, given Dolan).
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:56:18 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287161Can’t compare the potential Houston trio with la trio considering la was playing with damaged goods all that season.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:50:40 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287151Melo has not helped any team, he’s proven to be selfish and a ball hog and his teams just get worse each year.

What’s Knicks excuse for being so bad this year, they don’t have a legit PG? Overall their team has better players then the Bulls, Wizards and Bobcats who are all better then them this year.

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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:38:43 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287142I’m all for it. Turn the Rockets into complete losers with both Anthony and Howard on the same team.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:35:18 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287138What does Felton have to do with it? You think James Dolan wants any part of Lin after the way he perceived the way Lin kept trying to play Houston and the Knicks against each other? Everyone one knows Dolan lets his ego get in the way far too much and he took the whole Lin thing personally, which is why they ultimately didn’t match the offer sheet.

And just for the record, Felton has been playing really well as of late. I know it’s a little too late, but we’re starting to see flashes of last year’s Felton over the last few games. Maybe he’s finally getting his head back in the game

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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:25:38 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287133that’s a good point but I think it’s a good combo because Harden is a great ball handler and creator on offense, but if you put an elite defender on him it can be difficult for him to score. Melo is an unstoppable scorer and Howard is the defensive anchor that can dominate down low and make everyone better. I think the roles would be well defined on that team and if Harden is your third best player that’s awesome.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:23:08 +0000http://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=697518#comment-287131Melo, Harden, and Howard it’ll take them time to adjust. That doesn’t bode well when the idea is to go for it in 2014 with this trio. They would need a Rajon Rondo to make this work.
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